Greendale Secondary School

School in Singapore

1°23′51″N 103°54′40″E / 1.39750°N 103.91111°E / 1.39750; 103.91111InformationSchool typeGovernment secondary schoolEstablishedJanuary 2006; 18 years ago (2006-01)StatusOperationalPrincipalSulaiman Mohamad YusofGenderCoeducationalAge range13 to 17Number of students1400ClassesSecondary 1 to 4 (Express, Normal Technical) Secondary 5 (Normal Academic)Average class size40Color(s) Green Websitewww.greendalesec.moe.edu.sg

Greendale Secondary School (abbreviation: GDLSS; Simplified Chinese: 绿苑中学; Traditional Chinese: 綠苑中學) is a co-educational secondary school located in Punggol, in between the Meridian LRT station and Coral Edge LRT station, in the north-eastern part of Singapore. The school was found and started in January 2006 and in 2010, Greendale Secondary School represented the North-East district by hosting the launch site for the YOG torch relay in day 3 of the Singapore leg.^[1]

History

Before the school was established, the school compound was a temporary campus for Holy Innocents' High School in 2004.

In 2005, principal Mary Koh, together with other teaching staff were transferred to the school to prepare for its opening and in 2006, Greendale Secondary School was operational and took in its first batch of Secondary One students.

In December 2008, Mark Gerard Minjoot took over as Principal while Koh was posted to MOE HQ as Cluster Superintendent/School Division. In 2014, Minjoot was posted to Montfort Secondary School and Amy Ng was appointed as the new principal of the school.^[2]

In December 2021, Amy Ng was posted to Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School while Sulaiman Mohmad Yusof was appointed principal of the school from his previous school, Naval Base Secondary School.

Principals

Principal Name	Years Served
Mary Koh	2006–2008
Mark Gerard Minjoot	2009–2014
Amy Ng	2015–2021
Sulaiman Mohamad Yusof	2022–Present

Accessibility

The school is located near the Meridian LRT station and is served by the following bus services: 3, 83 and 85 at the bus stop between Blocks 187 and 188 and feeder bus service 386 at the bus stop outside Greendale Primary School.

References

^ "34 torchbearers for Singapore leg of Olympic torch relay". Red Sports. July 2, 2010. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
^ "Appointment and posting of Principals" (PDF). Ministry of Education Singapore. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.

External links

Official website

Punggol

Subzones/Residential

Coney Island
Watertown
Treelodge@Punggol

Recreational facilities

Punggol Point Park
Punggol 21 Community Club
Punggol Waterway Park
Punggol Promenade
- Punggol Point Walk
- Riverside Walk
- Punggol Promenade Nature Walk
Safra Punggol Clubhouse

Commercial facilities

Transportation

Bus	Punggol Temporary Bus Interchange
Rail	Punggol MRT/LRT station East Loop Cove Meridian Coral Edge Riviera Kadaloor Oasis Damai West Loop Sam Kee Teck Lee Punggol Point Samudera Nibong Sumang Soo Teck

Educational facilities

Primary schools	Edgefield Primary School Greendale Primary School Mee Toh School Horizon Primary School Oasis Primary School Punggol Cove Primary School Punggol Green Primary School Punggol View Primary School Waterway Primary School
Secondary schools	Greendale Secondary School Punggol Secondary School Edgefield Secondary School Yusof Ishak Secondary School
Tertiary schools	Singapore Institute of Technology (under development)
International schools	Global Indian International School